Janet Leigh - Biography

Last Editor: puzer3				Janet Leigh Biography -   Name : Janet Leigh Date of birth : 6 July 1927 Place of birth : Merced, California, USA Date of death : 3 October 2004 Place of death : Beverly Hills, California, USA. (vasculitis) Birth name : Jeanette Helen Morrison Height : 5' 5½

Janet Leigh Trivia -

Was 'discovered' by Norma Shearer from a photo on the desk of Janet's father. Mother of Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis. Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#99). [1995] Eloped at the age of 14 - marriage was later annulled. Thus, Tony Curtis was her 3rd husband when she married him in her 20s. Measurements: 36C-21-36 (in 1953), 35 1/2-23-36 (measured in 1960s), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Actually made Touch of Evil (1958), with a broken arm. Her arm was in a cast when she showed up for production, so they took her arm out of the cast and used every trick they could to hide it. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California on May 14, 2004. She delivered an inspirational speech to graduating students, faculty, and administrators in accepting her award. Author Maxine Hong Kingston and US Solicitor General Ted Olson were also awarded honorary degrees on the same day. Graduated from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.

Janet Leigh Detailed Biography -

Janet Leigh is an American actress born in Merced, California. By the age of 20 she was discovered when MGM was looking for a young naive country-girl type. Today, she is best known for her lead role in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho. Her performance earned her an Oscar nomination and she received a Golden Globe. She starred in more than sixty films, including a number of successes such as Little Women (1949), Angels in the Outfield (1951), Scaramouche (1952), Houdini (1953), and The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) . She was married to American actor Tony Curtis in the 1950s and is the mother of actress Jamie Lee Curtis.